After Xu Changle finished his mango shaved ice, he still felt a little unsatisfied. He caught a glimpse of the shaved ice bought from Yinbingshi and took a bite.

The moment the ice entered his mouth, Xu Changle hesitated and an incredibly complicated feeling bloomed in his heart.

He used to like the mango shaved ice at Yinbingshi the most, but today, their mango shaved ice was only so-so.

The other two roommates took their own portions and tasted them, and their expressions instantly became almost identical to Xu Changle’s.

Chu Kai asked doubtfully, “Isn’t it delicious?”

Xu Changle savored the taste in his mouth and said bluntly, “The mango shaved ice in the Eighth Cafeteria is sweet and refreshing, but the mango shaved ice in Yinbingshi is just average. The ice is bit harsh on the throat, and there’s a watery taste. The fruit isn’t very fresh either.”

The other two roommates nodded. 

“I’ve noticed this before, but because there was no comparison, the feeling was not strong.”

“Having just had such exquisite shaved ice, my expectations have become higher. This is probably… a public execution.”

After some thought, Xu Changle added, “I used to think the mango shaved ice at the Yinbingshi was delicious, but the Eighth Cafeteria just tastes better. It’s not that the Yinbingshi shaved ice is bad, it’s that the competition is too strong.”

… … translated by Maela @ whitemoonlighttranslations.com

Xiao Lin was a new counselor in the Chinese Department. He was very young and started working right after graduation. The counselors in the Chinese Department were generally older, but fortunately, the two colleagues who came in with him were of similar age, so there was no generation gap between them and communication was easy.

They used to eat together, but at noon today, only Xiao Lin went out to find food.

Because those two colleagues were now dating.

Xiao Lin was not a tactless person, so he stopped being a third wheel and decided to eat by himself.

“Xiao Lin, we’ll bring you milk tea when we come back,” said one of his colleague as they left.

“No need to bother, thank you,” Xiao Lin smiled, declining politely. “I’ll buy it myself later.”

“Okay then.” His colleague had no choice but to give up.

After his colleagues left, the office became empty. Xiao Lin had a headache. The sun outside was so hot that it could cause heatstroke. Xiao Lin didn’t want to go out to eat at all.

Or perhaps he could just find the nearest cafeteria to solve the problem.

Although the food in the campus cafeteria was not tasty, after careful exploration, he found that there were still a few dishes that were somewhat palatable.

Xiao Lin walked out of the teaching building while playing with his phone, muttering to himself, “Seventh Cafeteria has recently launched a fried bun, and it tastes pretty okay. Why not go to Seventh Cafeteria and eat there?”

At this moment, he suddenly received a message on WeChat.

Chinese Year 1, Class 2 Monitor: [Hello, Teacher. Where can I pick up the military theory exam papers? When is the exam?]

The counselor was responsible for managing student affairs, acting as a kind of babysitter for the students, and they knew a thing or two about various matters. The monitor of Chinese Class 1-2 thought that counselor Xiao Lin knew about this matter, so she sent him a message.

Although Counselor Xiao Lin didn’t know, he could find someone who knew. Counselor Xiao Lin found the relevant person, forwarded the exam information to the class monitor, and asked her to kindly inform the whole class.

[Okay, okay, thank you, Teacher. Cat bowing jpg.]

[You’re welcome. ]

Xiao Lin was a little moved. His students were so polite, even using emojis when communicating, and their tone was very soft and cute. Oh, and the monitor of Class 1-1, Tan Mengmeng, was the same.

While he was admiring the politeness of the two class monitors, he casually opened his Circle of Friends and started browsing.

[Tan Mengmeng, Chinese Year 1, Class 1 monitor: The payment link for the mung bean soup group buy is below. If you’re not from my class, please don’t even attempt to pay me. I won’t buy it for you! Give up now!]

Xiao Lin was surprised to find that there was a reply from a mutual friend from the Chinese Department under this post.

[Qin Qing, Chinese Year 3, Class 1: The mung bean soup in Cafeteria 8 is now limited, and the line stretches from the window to the seats. Mengmeng, I’m your class assistant. Please let me get on your group buy list. Give me a chance.]

[Tan Mengmeng: Senior, this group buy list was decided from the beginning. Mengmeng can’t do it!]

Xiao Lin felt a little strange after seeing this reply. He had been working as a counselor in the Chinese Department for over a year and had eaten in all the cafeterias, so he was well aware of the rumors about the Eighth Cafeteria.

He was puzzled. When did the Eighth Cafeteria re-open? And why was it selling mung bean soup? And according to what he had read, the mung bean soup sold at the Eighth Cafeteria seemed to be delicious.

Just as he was confused, a new reply came in.

[Chinese Year 1, Class 2 Monitor: Tan Mengmeng, it’s all your fault! Class 1 snatches up all the mung bean soup, making it so hard for our class to buy it. What gives you the right to do a group buy? Unless you get the boss to agree to a group buy for us right now, I’ll be mad. If the older sister can do it, then the younger sister can do it too!]

[Tan Mengmeng: Hehe.]

[Chinese Year 1, Class 2 Monitor: Tan Mengmeng, you’ve done so many bad things!]

[…….]

Xiao Lin looking at the content of the two people’s online conversation: “???”

Are these my two class monitors with the soft and cute voices?

What did the mung bean soup in the Eighth Cafeteria do to these two class monitors? How insidious!

Mythical Beast Cafeteria translated by Maela @ whitemoonlighttranslations.com

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Chapter 19.1 — Crunchy Shaved Ice
Chapter 19.2 — Crunchy Shaved Ice
Chapter 19.3 — Crunchy Shaved Ice
Chapter 20.1 — Mount Everest Shaved Ice
Chapter 20.2 — Mount Everest Shaved Ice
Chapter 21.1 — Mount Everest Shaved Ice is Trending
Chapter 21.2 — Mount Everest Shaved Ice is Trending
Chapter 21.3 — Mount Everest Shaved Ice is Trending